WATCH: Rowdy teenagers swarm DC Navy Yard in waterfront takeover despite police juvenile curfew zone

A assemblage of rowdy teenagers swarmed the Navy Yard waterfront successful Washington, D.C., implicit the weekend, the latest successful a bid of "viral takeovers" challenging metropolis officials.

Video captured by D.C. activistic Elissa De Souza posted connected X showed a wide of radical successful a engaged intersection successful the city's Navy Yard vicinity Sunday.

"What should’ve been a large nighttime retired successful Navy Yard turned into thing we’re seeing acold excessively often," De Souza wrote. "This isn’t a one-off—it’s a repetition pattern, and it’s happening aboriginal and aboriginal into the night. Residents and visitors should beryllium capable to bask a beauteous day, enactment caller businesses, and person a peaceful repast without worrying astir information oregon disruption."

The gathering came during a play erstwhile the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) implemented a impermanent juvenile curfew portion successful Navy Yard.

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From Friday done Sunday, the curfew restricted anyone nether 18 from gathering successful groups of 9 oregon much wrong the designated country during evening hours, unless exempted.

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According to MPD, the curfew portion was successful effect from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. each night. Police maintained an accrued beingness successful Navy Yard and different areas wherever akin gatherings person antecedently occurred, they said.

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Hundreds of juveniles swarmed the Navy Yard vicinity successful Washington, D.C., successful a erstwhile takeover, prompting a ample constabulary effect and alarming residents successful the engaged waterfront district. (Elissa De Souza/Unknown)

Authorities said that portion immoderate groups concisely engaged successful disorderly behaviour Saturday night, they dispersed without incident. No transgression offenses were reported successful the curfew portion implicit the weekend, and nary arrests were made by MPD successful transportation with the gatherings.

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However, Metro Transit Police made 4 arrests astatine the adjacent Waterfront Metro presumption extracurricular the curfew zone. Details astir the 4 arrests were not instantly available.

On Sunday night, officers recorded six curfew violations wrong the Navy Yard area, constabulary said.

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"MPD is committed to doing everything imaginable to support D.C. residents and visitors safe, and that includes supporting spaces to alteration younker to stitchery to bask our city," Interim Chief of Police Jeffrey W. Carroll said successful a statement.

The Washington Metropolitan Police Department shared this photograph connected Jan. 22 showing constabulary beingness by the U.S. Capitol 2 days aft the inauguration. (Washington Metropolitan Police Dept.)

A citywide juvenile curfew remains successful effect regular from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., and officials are urging parents and guardians to show their children’s whereabouts arsenic outpouring interruption continues.

Such "teen takeovers" person been happening crossed the District. The incidents typically impact ample gatherings of young radical and disruptive behavior.